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"THERE ARE NO LEGAL, CONTRACTUAL OR TECHNICAL GROUNDS FOR DEPRIVING RADIO LIBERTY FROM AIR OF PUBLIC RADIO," CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AMERICAN BROADCAST DECLARES
Noyan Tapan
Jul 26, 2007
YEREVAN, JULY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The Public Radio of Armenia has refused
to prolong the contract concerning the broadcast of the programs
of the Armenian service of the Radio Liberty/Free Europe, which has
been rebroadcast on its frequencies since 1998. This was written in
the message of the radio station and the agency supervising over it:
the Board of Directors of the American Broadcast. All the technical
problems were solved during the visit of the competent officials of
the Board of Directors of the American Broadcast to Yerevan last week,
whereas the delegation was made assertions that there was no danger
for the programs of the Radio Liberty to be left out of the ether of
the Public Radio.
"It is evident that what hinders the signing of the contract has
nothing to do with legal, contractual, and technical issues," James
Glassman, the Chairman of the Board, mentioned.
It should also be mentioned that the RA National Assembly did not
adopt the legislative package presented by the government on July 3,
with which they offered to prohibit the broadcast of the programs of
other Mass Media on the frequencies of the Public Radio-Television
company. A week later the management of the Public Radio declared that
they are going to put an end to the transmission of the broadcasts of
the Radio Liberty, citing issues connected with payments and contracts.
Noyan Tapan
Jul 26, 2007
YEREVAN, JULY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The Public Radio of Armenia has refused
to prolong the contract concerning the broadcast of the programs
of the Armenian service of the Radio Liberty/Free Europe, which has
been rebroadcast on its frequencies since 1998. This was written in
the message of the radio station and the agency supervising over it:
the Board of Directors of the American Broadcast. All the technical
problems were solved during the visit of the competent officials of
the Board of Directors of the American Broadcast to Yerevan last week,
whereas the delegation was made assertions that there was no danger
for the programs of the Radio Liberty to be left out of the ether of
the Public Radio.
"It is evident that what hinders the signing of the contract has
nothing to do with legal, contractual, and technical issues," James
Glassman, the Chairman of the Board, mentioned.
It should also be mentioned that the RA National Assembly did not
adopt the legislative package presented by the government on July 3,
with which they offered to prohibit the broadcast of the programs of
other Mass Media on the frequencies of the Public Radio-Television
company. A week later the management of the Public Radio declared that
they are going to put an end to the transmission of the broadcasts of
the Radio Liberty, citing issues connected with payments and contracts.